FLQM vs SPTM: Differences, Returns & Fees
FLQM and SPTM hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and SPTM returned +15.7% over the year. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $1.5bn for Franklin U.S. Mid Cap Multifactor Index ETF and $14.1bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF.
SPTM costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.4 points; SPTM is 9.7 times larger.
| FLQM | SPTM | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.30% | 0.03% |
| Net assets | $1.5bn | $14.1bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +10.3% | +15.7% |
| What it tracks | not read by ETFIQ | S&P Composite 1500 Index |
| Holdings in common | 5% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 11.3% | 35.8% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FLQM and SPTM hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.
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5% in common
On the same fields
FLQM and SPTM on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About FLQM
FLQM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +10.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 68% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 205 positions, with the top ten at 11.3%.
About SPTM
SPTM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +15.7% with distributions reinvested, against +15.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,512 positions, with the top ten at 35.8%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, FLQM or SPTM?
- In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLQM returned +10.3% and SPTM +15.7%.
- Which is cheaper, FLQM or SPTM?
- SPTM is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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